Archives by Tag 'ageing'
Understanding ageing: Health, wealth and wellbeing at fifty and beyond
The Centre for Longitudinal Studies International Conference 2010, on the topic of Understanding ageing: Health, wealth and wellbeing at fifty and beyond, is being held at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford from the 14th to 16th of April. This is an international conference bringing together researchers working in the economic, social, psychological and health fields to [...]
Britain’s population time-bomb: The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society
The Royal Geographical Society (RGS), on Tuesday 16 June at 19.00, are hosting a discussion entitled: “Britain’s population time-bomb: The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society” Britain’s 17 million baby boomers are fast approaching retirement age, with over 65′s now outnumbering under 16′s for the first time. What are the challenges and opportunities that [...]
Marie Curie Fellowships applications 2009
The Oxford Institute of Ageing would be more than happy to host joint applications with prospective Fellows and invites applications for the Marie Curie fellowships detailed below. The Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA), University of Oxford, is a multi-disciplinary research institute which believes that the production of high quality, strategic research, which informs and is [...]
UPTAP Book series – Fertility, Living Arrangements, Care and Mobility
A new book launched under the Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) programme, edited by John Stillwell, Ernestina Coast and Dylan Kneale Fertility, Living Arrangements, Care and Mobility Understanding Population Trends and Processes – Volume 1 Stillwell, John; Coast, Ernestina; Kneale, Dylan (Eds.) 2009, Approx. 350 p., Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9681-5 More [...]
Conference – Ageing in Latin America
Conference – ‘Ageing in Latin America: Developing the Research Agenda’ The demographic ageing of societies represents one of the major challenges for the 21st century. As fertility has fallen, longevity has increased, with older people living longer and healthier old ages. The experience and meaning of old age is being transformed. However, in Latin [...]